Urotheca is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.[1]
Species in the genus Urotheca are found in Central America and northwestern South America.[1]
Eight species are recognized as being valid.[1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Urotheca.
The specific name, dumerilii, is in honor of French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril.[2] The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[2] The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.[2]
Urotheca is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.
